Junior Development Program
The bridge from Canskate to
Private Lessons
Once your child has passed Stage 5 in our Canskate program, they will be
auditioned and invited to join our Junior Development Program in which they
will complete Stages 6 and 7.
The Sunset Skating Club offers one of the most exciting and active Junior
Development programs in Vancouver. Classes consist of one hour on-ice
instruction, followed by one hour off-ice training.
On ice, skaters will be introduced to dances, skating skills, edgework and
freeskate. Games, musical interpretation exercises, fun incentives and speed
contests are all aspects that are used on a weekly basis in order to keep a
fun and exciting atmosphere on the ice.
Off-ice training training improves the skaters' flexibility, strength and
coordination. Jumping technique and air positions as well as general skating
knowledge are taught in the off-ice portion of the program.
Participation in our annual Sunset Ice Show (every March) is offered to all
the skaters in the JD program. JD skaters have their own group number each
year.
JD is offered twice or three times per week depending on season and ice
time. As this program emphasizes quick progress,
skating at least twice a
week is mandatory.
Different skills are covered on different days of the
week, and skaters attempting to skate one day would miss a portion of the
skills to be learned.
JD is now divided into two programs based on age. These two programs will be
run simultaneously on the JD sessions.
JD FastTrack
(8 years old and under as of July 1st, 2008))
JD StarSkate
(9 years old and over as of July 1st, 2008)
If you have any questions regarding the JD program, please
contact the JD Coordinators:
Keegan Murphy
778-227-7276
Sonja Hlynka 604-831-8360
Winter 2009
Junior Development
will run for 10 weeks, twice a week in the Winter on the following days:
Exact dates and prices will be available shortly.
Tuesdays 3:45 to 5:45 pm
Saturdays 1:45 to 3:45 pm
REGISTRATION STARTS November 24th. SPACES WILL BE LIMITED due to the growing
popularity of this program.
Fall 2008
Junior Development
runs for 14 weeks, twice a week in the Fall on the following days:
Click here for a PDF copy of our Registration Form (Fall 2008)
Tuesdays 3:45 to 5:45 pm (September 16th to
December 16th)
Saturdays 1:45 to 3:45 pm (September 20th to December 20th)
CLICK
HERE TO GO TO OUR JD REGISTRATION PAGE
